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The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future QUOTES

The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future QUOTES

1 " An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

2 " Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

3 " Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic series, explains his success this way: I succeeded as a cartoonist with negligible art talent, some basic writing skills, an ordinary sense of humor and a bit of experience in the business world. The “Dilbert” comic is a combination of all four skills. The world has plenty of better artists, smarter writers, funnier humorists and more experienced business people. The rare part is that each of those modest skills is collected in one person. That’s how value is created. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

4 " Good things happen to those who hustle.” —ANAÏS NIN "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

5 " A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.” —JOHN LE CARRÉ "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

6 " If you know what you need to do, the next step is simply to do it. Stop waiting. Start taking action. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

7 " Freedom is what we're all looking for, and value is the way to achieve it. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

8 " The first time you make a sale in a new business, no matter the amount, it's a very big deal. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

9 " Business opportunities are like buses; there’s always another one coming. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

10 " Don’t waste your time living someone else’s life. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

11 " value is created when a person makes something useful and shares it with the world. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

12 " think more about what people really want than about what you think they need. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

13 " To succeed in a business project, especially one you’re excited about, it helps to think carefully about all the skills you have that could be helpful to others and particularly about the combination of those skills. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

14 " The new reality is that working at a job may be the far riskier choice. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

15 " As you begin to think like an entrepreneur, you’ll notice that business ideas can come from anywhere. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

16 " In the future, marketing will be like sex: Only the losers pay for it. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

17 " If you make your business about helping others, you’ll always have plenty of work. "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

18 " Value means helping people. If you’re trying to build a microbusiness and you begin your efforts by helping people, you’re on the right track. When you get stuck, ask yourself: How can I give more value? Or more simply: How can I help my customers more? "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

19 " Find out what people want, and find a way to give it to them. Give them the fish! "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future

20 " Ask three questions for every idea: a. How would I get paid with this idea? b. How much would I get paid from this idea? c. Is there a way I could get paid more than once? "

― Chris Guillebeau , The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future